The element represents cashand cashequivalents at fair value.

No definition available.

Name:	edn_CashandCashequivalentsAtFairValue
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

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Name:	edn_IfrsStatementLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The fair value of financial assets. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Financial assets]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2023-01-01
-Paragraph 25
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_25&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2023-03-23

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Name:	ifrs-full_FinancialAssetsAtFairValue
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The fair value of financial liabilities. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Financial liabilities]

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Name:	ifrs-full_FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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Name:	ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis=ifrs-full_Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember
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Data Type:	na
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Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis=edn_PaymentPlanCAMMESAMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
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Name:	ifrs-full_LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis=ifrs-full_Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember
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Data Type:	na
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Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=edn_TransferredAssetsAndInCustodyMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
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Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=edn_NegotiableInstrumentsMember
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Data Type:	na
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Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfAssetsAxis=edn_MutualFundsMember
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Financial risk management (Details 5) - ARS ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets	$ 110,764	$ 106,312
Liabilities
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] \| Payment Plan CAMMESA [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Liabilities
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets
Liabilities	59,988
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member] \| Payment Plan CAMMESA [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Liabilities	59,988
Transferred Assets And In Custody [Member] \| Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets	20,406	14,558
Transferred Assets And In Custody [Member] \| Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets
Negotiable Instruments [member] \| Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets	588	42,713
Negotiable Instruments [member] \| Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets
Mutual funds [member] \| Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets	82,040	46,666
Cash and cash equivalents	7,730	$ 2,375
Mutual funds [member] \| Level 2 of fair value hierarchy [member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents